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Meanings of
poke into
in English
Catalan
examinar
Spanish
examinar
Back to the meaning
Examine physically with or as if with a probe.
probe
dig into
Catalan
examinar
Usage of
poke into
in English
1
But the man would not
poke
into
that fire; nobody suspected him.
2
It would be mighty awkward to
poke
into
any of the others.
3
They want to
poke
into
your business but they won't tell you theirs.
4
He wiped an ash-tray carefully and poured the contents of the
poke
into
it.
5
You're both impatient and curious, got to
poke
into
everything.
6
I felt the muzzle
poke
into
me, then relax.
7
Bobby Pires goes very close with a jink this-a-way, and twist that-a-way and a toe-
poke
into
the side netting.
8
The winger looks to
poke
into
the bottom right, but only succeeds in playing it a yard to his right.
9
I advised them to search with the greatest care, and to
poke
into
places that they had not disturbed before.
10
Humans
poke
into
everywhere.
11
Val, roused by my action, began to
poke
into
the drawers of the dressing-table; but his search was just as fruitless.
12
However, because researchers
poke
into
the personal lives of ravens an answer can be put forth on the dark birds' behalf.
13
Put a mulch around it for extra safety, and
poke
into
it now and then to make sure all is well.
14
He tried to alleviate the boredom of it by exercising the right of a luminary to
poke
into
odd holes and corners.
15
They climbed the bank in their dawdling way, stopping to
poke
into
bushes for animals; when one saw me he waved, and I waved back.
16
He liked the way she ordered and arranged things, and he had no desire to
poke
into
every nook and cranny or bother her belongings.
Other examples for "poke into"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
poke
into
poke
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
poke into
Catalan
examinar
Spanish
examinar
Poke into
through the time